. >> rachel, steven, michael, jeff, dina open enshime, lucifer. >> hello, commissioners, thank you for the opportunity to speak again. i just want to preface what i'm going to say by saying that i really love la cocina. they're a great organization and i think they do great work in the mission and around the city, and i personally support them 500%. i am here to talk and speak to the process by which the whole idea of food vendors came about in delores park. it seems that history is repeating itself. in 2008 rec and park signed a contract with a vendor at clay tower without doing sufficient outreach to the neighborhood. the tower concession principles and goals document that i have with me today was drafted by various neighborhood groups in north beach and telegraph hill and is the result of community efforts, involvements and monitoring after a misguided proposal for the coit tower concession in 2008. it has become a public document and should be referred to that way. as i mentioned, i have a copy with me today for your review, but i'm sure you guys already have one. it is clear that